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Was it just me, or did some of you folks notice the allegation made against Tom Brokaw in Variety? The accuser writes:
We were in the Denver bureau, and there was a conference room. I’m standing there, and Tom Brokaw enters through the door and grabs me from behind and proceeds to tickle me up and down my waist. I jumped a foot and I looked at a guy who was the senior editor of “Nightly,” and his jaw was hanging open. Nobody acted like anything wrong was happening, but I was humiliated. I didn’t know Brokaw other than to say hello in the hall. He was the most powerful man at the network, and I was the most junior person, reporting for an entirely different show. It was really out of the blue.
I'll admit -- I kind of wish she was a little more descriptive on what she meant by "grabs me from behind." Does that mean his one hand went around her waist his the other hand was doing the dirty work? And he tickled her "up and down" her waist? How long does that imply?
Also, seems like a contradiction to me. On the one hand, we're told the other guy's "jaw was hanging open," but also "nobody acted like anything wrong was happening." Aren't those inconsistent?
Any thoughts?
You can read the whole story here: http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/tom-brokaw-sexual-harassment-nbc-news-correspondent-1202789627/
We were in the Denver bureau, and there was a conference room. I’m standing there, and Tom Brokaw enters through the door and grabs me from behind and proceeds to tickle me up and down my waist. I jumped a foot and I looked at a guy who was the senior editor of “Nightly,” and his jaw was hanging open. Nobody acted like anything wrong was happening, but I was humiliated. I didn’t know Brokaw other than to say hello in the hall. He was the most powerful man at the network, and I was the most junior person, reporting for an entirely different show. It was really out of the blue.
I'll admit -- I kind of wish she was a little more descriptive on what she meant by "grabs me from behind." Does that mean his one hand went around her waist his the other hand was doing the dirty work? And he tickled her "up and down" her waist? How long does that imply?
Also, seems like a contradiction to me. On the one hand, we're told the other guy's "jaw was hanging open," but also "nobody acted like anything wrong was happening." Aren't those inconsistent?
Any thoughts?
You can read the whole story here: http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/tom-brokaw-sexual-harassment-nbc-news-correspondent-1202789627/